Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
By Oluwashina Okeleji
African football legend Samuel Eto'o says he wants to use his business management studies at Harvard Business School in the USA to give back to Africa.
The four-time African Player of the Year winner announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 in September.
Eto'o believes crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the United States for business education will help his quest to give back to the continent.
"I want to help and to make my positive contribution to the transformation of our continent," Eto'o told French news website Jeune Afrique.
"When you're a footballer, you pay people to take care of your career and things generally.
"But when it's up to you to manage people, and you want to develop them, you practically need to learn new skills.
The ex-Cameroon and Barcelona forward, who remains his country's record scorer with 56 goals in 118 games, confirmed his decision to study for life after football.
"In January I will start a business management studies at Harvard University after they kindly accepted me for a specialised training," he explained.
"I will live in Boston for almost a year for this. It won't be easy, but it's a nice challenge and you know I always love to challenge myself."
Eto'o had a trophy-laden professional career in Spain and Italy, but enjoyed much of his club success at Barcelona, where he played from 2004 to 2009.
His trophies with the Catalan club included three La Liga crowns and two European Champions League titles.
He also won the Champions League, under Jose Mourinho, at Inter Milan in 2010, and has an Olympic gold medal, which he won with Cameroon in 2000.
Eto'o whose career also include spells in Russia, Turkey and Qatar is the leading all-time scorer in the Nations Cup with 18 goals.
He appeared at four World Cup finals with the Indomitable Lions - 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 - playing in eight matches and scoring three goals.
The striker also won back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations titles with his country at the 2000 and 2002 editions.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50558963
By Oluwashina Okeleji
African football legend Samuel Eto'o says he wants to use his business management studies at Harvard Business School in the USA to give back to Africa.
The four-time African Player of the Year winner announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 in September.
Eto'o believes crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the United States for business education will help his quest to give back to the continent.
"I want to help and to make my positive contribution to the transformation of our continent," Eto'o told French news website Jeune Afrique.
"When you're a footballer, you pay people to take care of your career and things generally.
"But when it's up to you to manage people, and you want to develop them, you practically need to learn new skills.
The ex-Cameroon and Barcelona forward, who remains his country's record scorer with 56 goals in 118 games, confirmed his decision to study for life after football.
"In January I will start a business management studies at Harvard University after they kindly accepted me for a specialised training," he explained.
"I will live in Boston for almost a year for this. It won't be easy, but it's a nice challenge and you know I always love to challenge myself."
Eto'o had a trophy-laden professional career in Spain and Italy, but enjoyed much of his club success at Barcelona, where he played from 2004 to 2009.
His trophies with the Catalan club included three La Liga crowns and two European Champions League titles.
He also won the Champions League, under Jose Mourinho, at Inter Milan in 2010, and has an Olympic gold medal, which he won with Cameroon in 2000.
Eto'o whose career also include spells in Russia, Turkey and Qatar is the leading all-time scorer in the Nations Cup with 18 goals.
He appeared at four World Cup finals with the Indomitable Lions - 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 - playing in eight matches and scoring three goals.
The striker also won back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations titles with his country at the 2000 and 2002 editions.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50558963
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
This gesture is simply layered in a conquered mind; even when financial power and independence means you have to give the master more of your already earned cash to acquire more affirmation and stamp of approval. If Eto wasn't still tied to the never ending vestiges of enslavement why would he not establish a business institute of his own right there in Cameroon
make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
With expertise acquired from...the tree of wisdom perhaps? The impression is, he's going to a revered institution, to learn a skill and repatriate it.
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Admirable.
I like it when footballers are forward thinking like this. Kudos to him.
I like it when footballers are forward thinking like this. Kudos to him.
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Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
The impression; which is why he is doing it. The theory of health is knowing you already have all capacities possible to apply yourself when unconstrained by financial factors. There is nothing more to acquire but a further seceding of power and acceptance of inferiority to the masterCoach wrote:With expertise acquired from...the tree of wisdom perhaps? The impression is, he's going to a revered institution, to learn a skill and repatriate it.
make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
Man is comfortable in His imperfection but uncomfortable in His perfection. Me. (Inspired by Karol Józef Wojtyła - Crossing the Threshold of Hope)
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
Did you read the article?jette1 wrote:This gesture is simply layered in a conquered mind; even when financial power and independence means you have to give the master more of your already earned cash to acquire more affirmation and stamp of approval. If Eto wasn't still tied to the never ending vestiges of enslavement why would he not establish a business institute of his own right there in Cameroon
"I want to help and to make my positive contribution to the transformation of our continent," Eto'o told French news website Jeune Afrique.
"When you're a footballer, you pay people to take care of your career and things generally.
"But when it's up to you to manage people, and you want to develop them, you practically need to learn new skills.
“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”- Sun Tzu
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
You simply don’t get itKabalega wrote:Did you read the article?jette1 wrote:This gesture is simply layered in a conquered mind; even when financial power and independence means you have to give the master more of your already earned cash to acquire more affirmation and stamp of approval. If Eto wasn't still tied to the never ending vestiges of enslavement why would he not establish a business institute of his own right there in Cameroon
"I want to help and to make my positive contribution to the transformation of our continent," Eto'o told French news website Jeune Afrique.
"When you're a footballer, you pay people to take care of your career and things generally.
"But when it's up to you to manage people, and you want to develop them, you practically need to learn new skills.
make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
Who does? Kindly detail the preferred steps for Samwell Eto’o Brute’s forage into, what he has unashamedly declared, the unknown. Does one need education before establishing a Business institute or is, as ever the case in black Africa, money all you need?
Re: Eto'o aims to use studies to 'give back to Africa'
what exactly is education, certificate?Coach wrote:Who does? Kindly detail the preferred steps for Samwell Eto’o Brute’s forage into, what he has unashamedly declared, the unknown. Does one need education before establishing a Business institute or is, as ever the case in black Africa, money all you need?
make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."